Tie holder



P 10, 1953 c. G. PAZEOTOPOULOS 3,400,434

TIE HOLDER Filed March 25, 1966 INVENTOR. (Me/.5 G. flzwrawuws United States Patent ice 3,400,434 TIE HOLDER Chris G. Pazeotopoulos, 442 NE. Knott St.,

Portland, Oreg. 97212 Filed Mar. 25, 1966, Ser. No. 537,528

6 Claims. (Cl. 24-49) ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE A tie holder for holding the folds of a four-in-hand necktie in place including a crook with depending arms joined by a reverse bend with such bend adapted to seat on the threads holding a button on a shirt. Tie fold retaining structure extends transversely of the arms at the base of the crook including clamp bar means for clamping on to the rear fold of the tie and a forwardly located pin for pinning the front fold of the tie and holding such front fold together with the rear fold against said clamp bar means.

This invention relates to a necktie holder, of the type that may be employed to hold the folds of a four-in-hand necktie in place. 7

One general object of this invention is to provide a novel form of necktie holder, which is effective to hold securely the front and back folds of a necktie, while being hidden by the folds so as to be completely unnoticeable.

More specifically, an object of the invention is to provide a necktie holder which is anchored on the shirt of a wearer through one of the shirts buttons, and the threads securing this button in place, and which includes means for pinning onto the front fold of the tie and clamping onto the rear fold, whereby with the holder in place both folds of the tie are held, and these folds in turn have a defined position relative to the shirt.

The tie holder is easily mounted in place, and when the time comes to remove the necktie, is easy to remove.

With use of the holder no visible damage is done to a tie. While a pin is provided in the holder for attaching to the front fold of a tie, this pin passes through the rear layer of cloth in such fold only, and results in no damage to that part of the fold which is seen from the front.

The holder is relatively simply constructed, and thus lends itself to economical manufacture.

These and other objects and advantages are attained by the invention, and the same is described hereinbelow in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, wherein:

FIG. 1 is a perspective view, illustrating a tie holder as contemplated according to one embodiment of the invention;

FIG. 2, drawn on a slightly smaller scale, illustrates the holder as it would appear when mounted on a shirt, and holding the folds of a four-in-hand tie;

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view, taken generally along the line 3-3 in FIG. 2, on a somewhat larger scale, illustrating how the folds of the tie are held; and

FIG 4 is a cross-sectional view, taken generally along the line 4-4 in FIG. 3.

Referring now to the drawings, and more particularly to FIG. 1, the tie holder contemplated comprises an anchoring portion designated in the drawings generally at 10, and joined to the base of this anchoring portion tie fold retaining structure, generally shown at '12. The anchoring portion is used in mounting the tie holder on a shirt, and retaining structure 12 is employed in holding the front and rear folds of the necktie in place.

Considering further anchoring portion 10, such in the embodiment of the invention illustrated comprises a crook including depending arm structure, more specifically two elongated depending arms a and 10b. Joining the upper extremities of these arms in the crook is a reverse 3,400,434 Patented Sept. 10, 1968 bend portion 10c. The arms 10a 10b, it will be noted, are unjoined at their bottom extremities, which leaves an opening for receiving the threads which attach a button such as button 13 in place on a shirt.

Retaining structure 12, which is joined to the base of anchoring portion 10, comprises a U-shaped section including a front leg 12a and a rear leg 12b. These two legs are joined together adjacent one set of their ends by a reversely turned portion 12c. Leg 12b in turn is joined to a bottom extremity of arm 10a described in connection with the anchoring portion.

In the tie holder, front leg 12a is used to hold the front fold of the tie. To permit attachment of the leg to the fold, it is pointed at end 14, so that the leg in effect forms a pin. When securing the holder to the front fold of a tie, the pin is inserted through the fabric forming the rear of the front fold, by passing it into and then out of such fabric.

Rear leg 12b holds the rear fold of a tie by clamping the same against the front fold which is held by the front leg. Thus, the rear leg is also referred to herein as a clamp bar.

Considering again the crook which forms the anchoring portion 10, arm 10b at the bottom extremity thereof, it will be noted, terminates in an expanse or leg 16 which projects away from arm 10a, and may approximately parallel rear leg 12b of the retaining structure. This expanse may cooperate with the rear leg of the retaining structure in clamping onto the rear fold of the tie and holding it in place. Further, it facilitates the positioning of the holder on a shirt by making it easier to move the anchoring portion in back of a button and over the threads which hold the button in place.

Thus it will be observed that rear leg 12b and leg 16 together comprise an elongated clamp bar means extending substantially horizontally to either side of the depending arm structure at the base of the arm structure, such clamp bar means defining a plane extending smoothly across the front of the arm structure where joined to the arm structure whereby a fold of a tie may be slid in place. Front leg 12a forming a pin constitutes a pin portion located at substantially the same elevation as the clamp bar means and spaced forwardly of and substantially paralleling the clamp bar means and also extending transversely of the arm structure and to either side of it.

Considering now how the tie holder may be worn, and referring to FIGS. 2, 3 and 4, the holder is first placed on the shirt, as shown in FIG. .2, with the arms of the crook straddling the threads holding a button in place and with portion seated behind the button. With the holder properly positioned, the legs of retaining structure 12 extend generally transversely of the folds of the necktie. No particular order is now required in securing the folds of the tie in place. One procedure, however, comprises first placing the rear fold between legs 12a, 12b. The front fold then may be pinned in place by inserting the pin 12b in and out of the fabric forming the rear of the front fold, and while moving the front fold to a position substantially directly overlying the rear fold.

It will be noted that with the holder in place it is completely obscured from the front. The holder firmly holds both folds. No observable damage is done to the necktie, as any pinning which takes place is done on the rear side of the front fold.

As perhaps best seen in FIG. 3, arms 10a, 10b forming the crook define a curving plane, and the concave side of this plane faces the chest of the wearer. This enables the holder better to conform to the shape of the chest, and tends to result in the folds of the tie being held more closely to the body of the wearer.

While an embodiment of the invention has been described, variations and modifications are possible without departing from the invention. It is desired to cover all such variations as would be apparent to one skilled in the art, and that come within the scope of the appended claims.

It is claimed'and desired to secure by Letters Patent:

1. A tie holder for holding the depending folds of a four-in-hand tie comprising, in operative position as attached to a wearers shirt,

an anchoring portion mounted in the threads holding a button on the shirt in place, said anchoring portion including arm structure which depends from such threads, and

tie fold retaining structure at the base of said arm structure comprising elongated horizontal clamp bar means adjacent the base of the arm structure and extending transversely of and to either side of said arm structure, said clamp bar means defining a plane extending smoothly across the front of the arm structure and serving to clamp onto the rear fold of a tie, an elongated pin portion at substantially the same elevation as and paralleling the clamp bar means, said pin portion being spaced forwardly of the clamp bar means and extending to either side of the arm structure and having an end which is adjacent one end of the clamp bar means, and means joining said one end of the pin portion to said one end of the clamp bar means, the opposite end of said pin portion being unjoined to the clamp bar means whereby the pin portion may serve to pin the front fold of a tie and serve as a front support for the rear fold clamped by the clamp bar means.

2. The tie holder of claim 1, wherein said retaining structure comprises a U-shaped section, having one leg terminating at a point, which leg is the pin portion specified in claim 1, and having another leg behind the firstmentioned leg, said clamp bar means comprising said otherleg.

3. The tie holder of claim 1, wherein said anchoring portion comprises a crook and said arm structure comprises a pair of arms in said crook, and said arms adjacent their top extremities are joined through a reverse bend portion.

4. The tie holder of claim 3, wherein said retaining structure comprises a U-shaped section, having one leg terminating in a point, which leg is. the pin portion specified in claim 1, and having another leg joined to one of the arms of said crook and behind the first-mentioned leg of the U-shaped section, said clamp bar means comprising said other leg.

5. The tie holder of claim 4, wherein said other arm of the crook is joined to a third transversely extending leg which is aligned with said other leg of said U shaped sec-' tion, said clamp bar means also comprising said third leg in addition to said other leg.

6. The tie holder of claim 4, wherein said arms of the crook define a slightly curving plane, the concave side of which, with the tie holder in operative position, faces the chest of a wearer.

References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS 2,165,913 7/1939 Winter 2449 FOREIGN PATENTS 130,929 8/1919 Great Britain.

BOBBY R. GAY, Primary Examiner.

E. SIMONSEN, Assistant Examiner. 

